[SpeedilyDamage]

I don't think I had a militant attitude, but I do think saying, "I don't understand..." rather than "I disagree with..." puts a sour note on the entire conversation.

[hacym]

You literally went to their profile and called them out about how they should be able to understand something you’re describing as so easy to understand.

[SpeedilyDamage]

Yeah, what is the problem with that? They engaged dishonestly by claiming they didn't understand something, why should I do anything other than call them on that?

[hacym]

OK — just don’t be surprised when people think you’re being a jerk because you didn’t like the words someone chose. I’d assert you’re acting in bad faith more than the person you responded to.

[SpeedilyDamage]

I just... how is what you're doing here different from what I was saying, other than you're explicitly calling me names?

[hacym]

> engaged dishonestly by claiming [someone used a word they didn’t like] why should I do anything other than call them on that?

Have a great day.

[SpeedilyDamage]

...what? I'm so confused.

[mensetmanusman]

I was just responding to the ‘water is blue’ level dismissal of a seemingly clear advancement. Sorry it seemed like a sour note— not my intent:)

[SpeedilyDamage]

All good, it's just hard sometimes to understand intent online, maybe I overreacted to what I perceived as bad faith engagement.

Words are hard!